Azerbaijan

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President İlham Aliyev Prime Minister Artur Rasizade National Assembly Political parties Elections Subdivisions Human rights in Azerbaijan Foreign relations See also: Politics of Nagorno Karabakh The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Ä°lham HeydÉ™r oÄŸlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. ... Politics of Azerbaijan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, , with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... Artur Tahir oÄŸlu RasizadÉ™ (born 1935) is the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. ... The external link and official web site of Parliament of Azebaijan is: http://www. ... This article lists political parties in Azerbaijan. ... Politics of Azerbaijan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Azerbaijan ... Despite being a member of such bodies as the Human Rights Council, several independent bodies, such as the Human Rights Watch, have deemed human rights in Azerbaijan to be subpar at best. ... Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations; the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; NATOs Partnership for Peace; Euro-Atlantic Partnership; World Health Organization; CFE Treaty member state; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Council of Europe; the Community of Democracies; the International Monetary Fund... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

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The Politics of Azerbaijan take place in a framework of a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Judiciary is nominally independent of the executive and the legislature. Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... For the comedy film of the same name, see Head of State (film). ... Politics of Azerbaijan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, , with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      In the law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. ...

Political history

Azerbaijan declared its independence from the former Soviet Union on August 30, 1991, with Ayaz Mutalibov, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party, becoming the country's first President. Following a massacre of Azerbaijanis at Khojali in Nagorno-Karabakh in March 1992, Mutalibov resigned and the country experienced a period of political instability. The old guard returned Mutalibov to power in May 1992, but less than a week later his efforts to suspend scheduled presidential elections and ban all political activity prompted the opposition Popular Front Party (PFP) to organize a resistance movement and take power. Among its reforms, the PFP dissolved the predominantly Communist Supreme Soviet and transferred its functions to the 50-member upper house of the legislature, the National Council. is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Ayaz Niyazi Olgy Mutalibov (or Ayaz Niyaziyevich Mutalibov) (born 1938) was an Azerbaijan Communist political figure. ... In modern usage, the term communist party is generally used to identify any political party which has adopted communist ideology. ... Khojali (Azerbaijani: Xocalı), also called Khojaly, Khodjaly and Hojaly, is a town and a rayon in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, now under the control of ethnically Armenian separatists. ... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Supreme Soviet (Russian: , Verhovniy Sovet, literally the Supreme Council) comprised the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. ...

Elections in June 1992 resulted in the selection of PFP leader Abülfaz Elçibay as the country's second president. The PFP-dominated government, however, proved incapable of either credibly prosecuting the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict or managing the economy, and many PFP officials came to be perceived as corrupt and incompetent. Growing discontent culminated in June 1993 in an armed insurrection in Ganja, Azerbaijan's second-largest city. As the rebels advanced virtually unopposed on Baky, President Elçibəy fled to his native province of Nakhchivan. He died in 2000. The National Council conferred presidential powers upon its new Speaker, Heydar Aliyev, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party (1969-81) and later a member of the U.S.S.R. Politburo, the KGB, and USSR Deputy Prime Minister (until 1987). Elçibəy was formally deposed by a national referendum in August 1993, and Əliyev was elected to a 5-year term as President in October with only token opposition. Əliyev won re-election to another 5-year term in 1998, in an election marred by serious irregularities. Abülfaz Elçibay, (Azerbaijani: ; b. ... Baku (or Bakı (Baky) pronounced ba-KEY, Баку or Bakı in Azeri, باکو (Baku) in Persian) is the capital of Azerbaijan Republic. ... Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev (HeydÉ™r Əlirza oÄŸlu Əliyev in Azerbaijani) (sometimes transliterated as Heidar Aliev or Geidar Aliev from the Russian Гейдар Алиев) (May 10, 1923? - December 12, 2003) served as president of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev... The Politburo (in Russian: Политбюро, full: Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, abbreviated Политбюро ЦК КПСС), known as the Presidium from 1952 to 1966, functioned as the central policymaking and governing body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. ... This article is about the KGB of the Soviet Union. ...

Azerbaijan's first Parliament was elected in 1995. The present 125-member unicameral Parliament was elected in November 2000 in an election that showed improvements in democratic processes, but still did not meet international standards as free and fair. A majority of parliamentarians are from the President's "New Azerbaijan Party." Opposition parties are represented in Parliament, but are suppressed and are not totally free to campaign before elections.

Azerbaijan has a strong presidential system in which the legislative and judicial branches have only limited independence.

Əliyev was an absolute ruler. Demonstrations were often suppressed with violence and reports of torture were widespread. Sharp censorship reinforced a pervasive personality cult. Adolf Hitler built a strong cult of personality, based on the Führerprinzip. ...

The Speaker of Parliament stood next in line to the President, but the constitution was changed at the end of 2002: now the premier is next in line. This was done to make it possible for the son of the 80-year old Heydar, İlham Aliyev to succeed his father, who was admitted to a Turkish hospital on July 8, 2003 because of heart problems. In August, 2003, İlham was appointed as premier, though Artur Rasizade, who had been prime minister since 1996, continued to fulfill the duties of that office so that İlham could concentrate on his presidential election bid. In the October 2003 presidential elections, İlham was announced winner while international observers reported several irregularities. He was sworn in as president at the end of the month, and Rasizade became premier again. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Ä°lham HeydÉ™r oÄŸlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Artur Tahir oÄŸlu RasizadÉ™ (born 1935) is the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. ... A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003. ...

Executive branch

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan

The head of state and head of government are separate from the country’s law-making body.President is the head of the state and head of executive branch. The people elect the president for a five-year term of office. The prime minister is appointed by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly. The President appoints all cabinet-level government administrators (ministers, heads of other central executive bodies) Image File history File links Aliyev_April06. ... Image File history File links Aliyev_April06. ... Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Ä°lham HeydÉ™r oÄŸlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. ... The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... Ä°lham HeydÉ™r oÄŸlu Əliyev (often transliterated Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. ... The New Azerbaijan Party (Yeni AzÉ™rbaycan Partiyası) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Politics of Azerbaijan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, , with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... Artur Tahir oÄŸlu RasizadÉ™ (born 1935) is the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. ... The New Azerbaijan Party (Yeni AzÉ™rbaycan Partiyası) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the comedy film of the same name, see Head of State (film). ... The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... This article is about the governmental body. ...

Legislative branch

The National Assembly (Milli Məclisi) has 125 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. It is the laws-making body. The external link and official web site of Parliament of Azebaijan is: http://www. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... This is a partial list of notable Azerbaijan legislation, in chronological order. ...

Political parties and elections

Main article: Azerbaijan presidential election, 2003

After the presidential elections of October 15, 2003, an official release of the Central Election Committee (CEC) gave Isa Gambar — leader of the largest opposition bloc, Bizim Azerbaycan ("Our Azerbaijan") — 14% percent of the electorate and the second place in election. Third, with 3.6%, came Lala Shevket Hajiyeva, leader of the National Unity Movement, the first woman to run in presidential election in Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, Human Rights Watch and other international organizations, as well as local independent political and NGOs voiced concern about observed vote rigging and a badly flawed counting process. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... This article lists political parties in Azerbaijan. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... Politics of Azerbaijan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Azerbaijan ... Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Ä°lham HeydÉ™r oÄŸlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. ... The New Azerbaijan Party (Yeni AzÉ™rbaycan Partiyası) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. ... Ä°sa Qambar (Ä°sa QÉ™mbÉ™r in Azeri) (born February 24, 1957 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician and leader of Equality Party (Müsavat), the largest opposition bloc in Azerbaijan. ... The Equality Party (Müsavat Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The National Unity (Milli Birlik) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan National Independence Party (Azərbaycan Milli İstiqlal Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Justice Party(ədalət Partiyası) is a liberal and anti-corruption political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Civil Solidarity Party (Vətəndasş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AzÉ™rbaycan Xalq CÉ™bhÉ™si Partiyası) is the main opposition political party in Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 by ƏbülfÉ™z ElçibÉ™y. ... The Modern Equality Party (Müasir Müsavat Partiyas) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003. ... A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Isa Gambar Ä°sa QÉ™mbÉ™r or Ä°sa Qämbär (Isa Gambar in Russian) (born February 24, 1957 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician and leader of Müsavat, the largest opposition bloc in Azerbaijan. ... Professor Dr. Hajiyeva Lala Shevket (Azerbaijani: , sometimes transliterated as Lala Şövkat or Lala Shovkat; Гаджиева Лала Шевкет in Russian transliteration) is an Azerbaijani politician, the Leader of the National Unity Movement and Azerbaijan Liberal Party, and one of the co-founders of the Azadliq (freedom) Political Bloc, which is the largest opposition bloc... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ... Anthem Ode to Joy (orchestral)  ten founding members joined subsequently observer at the Parliamentary Assembly observer at the Committee of Ministers  official candidate Seat Strasbourg, France Membership 47 European states 5 observers (Council) 3 observers (Assembly) Leaders  -  Secretary General Terry Davis  -  President of the Parliamentary Assembly Rene van der Linden... Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-government organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ... NGO redirects here. ...

Several independent local and international organizations that had been observing and monitoring the election directly or indirectly declared Isa Gambar winner in the 15 October election. Another view shared by many international organisations is that in reality a second tour of voting should have taken place between the two opposition candidates Isa Gambar and Lala Shevket. Isa Gambar İsa Qəmbər or İsa Qämbär (Isa Gambar in Russian) (born February 24, 1957 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician and leader of Müsavat, the largest opposition bloc in Azerbaijan. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Human Rights Watch commented on these elections: "Human Rights Watch research found that the government has heavily intervened in the campaigning process in favor of Prime Minister Ilham Aliev, son of current President Heidar Aliev. The government has stacked the Central Election Commission and local election commission with its supporters, and banned local non-governmental organizations from monitoring the vote. As the elections draw nearer, government officials have openly sided with the campaign of Ilham Aliev, constantly obstructing opposition rallies and attempting to limit public participation in opposition events. In some cases, local officials have closed all the roads into town during opposition rallies, or have extended working and school hours—on one occasion, even declaring Sunday a workday—to prevent participation in opposition rallies." (source: HTML format)
• OSCE’s final report (source: HTML format or PDF format) In addition to criticism by Human Rights Watch, several Azerbaijani journalists, including Eynulla Fatullayev and Elmar Huseynov, have been persecuted or been killed for their criticism of the government.

Main article: Azerbaijan_parliamentary_election,_2005

Other parties include: Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-government organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ... A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003. ... Eynulla Fatullayev (Azerbaijani: ) is an Azerbaijani journalist and editor-in-chief of the independent Russian-language weekly Realny Azerbaijan and Azeri-language daily GündÉ™lik AzÉ™rbaycan newspapers. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Elmar Husseinov. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The external link and official web site of Parliament of Azebaijan is: http://www. ... The New Azerbaijan Party (Yeni AzÉ™rbaycan Partiyası) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. ... Freedom (Azadlıq) is an electoral alliance of the Equality Party (Müsavat Partiyası), the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AzÉ™rbaycan Xalq CÉ™bhÉ™si Partiyası) and the Azerbaijan Democratic Party (AzÉ™rbaycan Demokrat Partiyası). It won at the last elections, 6 November 2005, only 7 out of 125 seats. ... The Equality Party (Müsavat Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AzÉ™rbaycan Xalq CÉ™bhÉ™si Partiyası) is the main opposition political party in Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 by ƏbülfÉ™z ElçibÉ™y. ... The Azerbaijan Democratic Party (Azərbaycan Demokrat Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Motherland Party is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Civil Solidarity Party (Vətəndasş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Hope Party (AzÉ™rbaycan Ãœmid Partiyasi)) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party (AzÉ™rbaycan Sosial Rifah Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Political Party of Democratic Reforms (AzÉ™rbaycan Demokratik Islahatlar Siyasi Partiyasi)) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (Bütöv AzÉ™rbaycan Xalq CÉ™bhÉ™si Partiyasi) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Great Order Party (Böyük Qurulus Partiyasi)) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Civil Union Party (VÉ™tÉ™ndas Birliyi Partiyasi) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... Azerbaijan hold Parliamentary elections November 6, 2005. ...

• Azerbaijan Communist Party (Azərbaycan Kommunist Partiyası)
• Reformist Communist Party of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Islahatçi Kommunist Partiyası, often known as "CPA-2")
• United Communist Party of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Vahid Kommunist Partiyası)
• Azerbaijan National Independence Party (Azərbaycan Milli İstiqlal Partiyası)
• Azerbaijan Liberal Party (Azərbaycan Liberal Partiyası)
• Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Naminə Alyans Partiyası)
• Compatriot Party (Yurddaş Partiyası)
• Azerbaijan Democratic Party (Azərbaycan Demokrat Firqəsı)
• Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party (Azərbaycan Sosial-Demokrat Partiyası)
• Virtue Party (Fəzilət Partiyası)

The Azerbaijan Communist Party (Azərbaycan Kommunist Partiyası) is a communist political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Reformist Communist Party of Azerbaijan (Azerbaycan Islahatçi Kommunist Partiyasi, often known as CPA-2) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The United Communist Party of Azerbaijan (Azerbaycan Vahid Kommunist Partiyasi) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan National Independence Party (Azərbaycan Milli İstiqlal Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Liberal Party (Azərbaycan Liberal Partiyası) is a liberal political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Naminə Alyans Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Compatriot Party (YurddaÅŸ Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Democratic Party (Azərbaycan Demokrat Firkəsi) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party (Azerbaycan Sosial-Demokrat Partiyasi) is a political party in Azerbaijan. ... The Virtue Party (FÉ™zilÉ™t Partiyası) is a political party of Azerbaijan. ...

Judicial branch

The judicial branch is headed by a Constitutional Court, which is only nominally independent. A Constitutional Court is a high court found in many countries which deals primary with constitutional law. ...

Cabinet of Ministers

Prime Minister Artur Rasizade First Deputy Prime Minister (Agriculture, Food, Economic Links with Russia, Light Industry, Privatization) Yagub Eyyubov Deputy Prime Minister (Culture) Elchin Efendiyev Deputy Prime Minister (Refugees) Ali Hasanov Deputy Prime Minister (Oil, Gas & Transport) Abid Sharifov Artur Tahir oÄŸlu RasizadÉ™ (born 1935) is the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. ...

Ministries

Agriculture Ismat Abbasov Communications & Information Technology Ali Abbasov Culture & Tourism Abulfaz Garayev Customs Aydin Aliyev Defence Safar Abiyev Defence Industry Yaver Jamalov Ecology and Natural Resources Huseingulu Bagirov Economic Development Heydar Babayev Education Misir Mardanov Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov Finance Avaz Alakbarov Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov Health Ogtay Shiraliyev Industry & Energy Natig Aliyev Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov Justice Fikrat Mammadov Labour & Social Protection of Population Fuzuli Alakbarov National Security Eldar Mahmudov Taxes Fazil Mammadov Transport Ziya Mammadov Youth & Sports Azad Rahimov Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oglu Abiyev (Azeri: Səfər Axundbala oğlu Əbiyev; born January 27, 1950, Baku) is the Defense Minister of Azerbaijan. ... Dr. Avaz Akbar oglu Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Əvəz Əkbər oğlu Ələkbərov) (born July 23, 1952) was serving as Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan from July 1999 to April 2006. ... Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov serves as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Azerbaijan. ... Natiq Heydar Aliyev is the Minister for Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan. ... Biography Eldar Mahmudov is the head of Azerbaijan Ministry of National Security. ...

Parliament

Speaker of Parliament Ogtay Asadov Head of Supreme Court Ramiz Rzayev General Prosecutor Zakir Garalov Central Bank Chairman Elman Rustamov

Administrative divisions

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Districts	Absheron · Agdam · Agdash · Agjabadi · Agstafa · Agsu · Astara · Babek · Balakan · Barda · Beylagan · Bilasuvar · Dashkasan · Davachi · Fizuli · Gadabay · Goranboy · Goychay · Hajigabul · Imishli · Ismailli · Jabrayil · Jalilabad · Julfa · Kalbajar · Kangarli · Khachmaz · Khanlar · Khizi · Khojali · Khojavend · Kurdamir · Lachin · Lankaran · Lerik · Masally · Neftchala · Oguz · Ordubad · Qabala · Qakh · Qazakh · Qobustan · Quba · Qubadli · Qusar · Saatly · Sabirabad · Sadarak · Salyan · Samukh · Shakhbuz · Shaki · Shamakhi · Shamkir · Sharur · Shusha · Siazan · Tartar · Tovuz · Ujar · Yardymli · Yevlakh · Zangilan · Zaqatala · Zardab A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... Apsheron (Abseron Yasaqligi) is a peninsula and a Rayon in eastern Caucasus in the historical region of Arran. ... Ruins of Aghdam from a minaret of a mosque. ... Agdash (AÄŸdaÅŸ) is a rayon in central Azerbaijan. ... Agjabadi (AÄŸcabÉ™di) is a rayon in central Azerbaijan. ... Agstafa (Azerbaijani: AÄŸstafa) is a rayon in northwestern Azerbaijan. ... Agsu (AÄŸsu) is a raion in central Azerbaijan. ... Astara is a rayon in southeastern Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Babak rayon Babek (BabÉ™k) is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. ... Balakan is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Barda (BÉ™rdÉ™) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Beylagan (BeylÉ™qan) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Bilasuvar is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... // Population 32,000 Azeris 99,5% Russian 0,3% Other 0,2% Muslim 99,8% Other 0,2% Azerbaijani Language 100% Dashkasan (DaÅŸkÉ™sÉ™n) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Davaci is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Fizuli (Füzuli) is a rayon of Azerbaijan (in Karabakh). ... Gadabay (GÉ™dÉ™bÉ™y) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Goranboy is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Goycay is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Haciqabul is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Imishli (Ä°miÅŸli) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Ismailli (Ä°smayıllı) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Cabrayil is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Calilabad is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Julfa rayon Julfa (Culfa) is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. ... Kalbacar is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Kangarli rayon Kangarli or Kengerli (Azeri: KÉ™ngÉ™rli) is the newest rayon of Azerbaijan, in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. ... Xacmaz is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Xanlar is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Xizi is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Khojali (Azerbaijani: Xocalı), also called Khojaly, Khodjaly and Hojaly, is a town and a rayon in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, now under the control of ethnically Armenian separatists. ... Khojavend (XocavÉ™nd) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Kurdamir is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Lachin (Laçın) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Lankaran (LÉ™nkÉ™ran) is a rayon of Azerbaijan, not to be confused with the city of LÉ™nkÉ™ran, which is a separate administrative region. ... Lerik is a town and rayon located near the Iranian border in southern Azerbaijan, between tall mountains and the agricultural plain. ... Masally (Masallı) is a rayon of Azerbaijan Republic. ... Neftcala is a city and rayon on the shores of the Caspian Sea. ... Oguz (Azerbaijani: ) is a rayon (an administrative division, equivalent of English region) of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Ordubad rayon Ordubad is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. ... Qabala can mean: Qabala Rayonu in Azerbaijan it is also an alternative spelling for Kabbalah This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Qakh (Qax) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Qazakh (Qazax) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Qobustan is an administrative district, or rayon, of Azerbaijan. ... Quba (also known as Guba and Kuba) is a city and a rayon in northeastern Azerbaijan. ... Qubadli is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Qusar is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Saatly (Saatlı) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Sabirabad is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Sadarak rayon Sadarak is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. ... Salyan is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Samukh (Samux) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Shahbuz rayon Shakhbuz (Åžahbuz) is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. ... Shaki (Şəki), also called Sheki, is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Shamakhi or Shamakhy (Azerbaijani: Åžamaxı) is a rayon of Azerbaijan, and a town in the rayon. ... Samkir is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Sharur rayon Sharur is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. ... Shusha (ÅžuÅŸa) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Siazan (SiyÉ™zÉ™n) is a city and rayon in Aran (Republic of Azerbaijan). ... Tartar (TÉ™rtÉ™r) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Tovuz is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Ujar (Ucar) is a rayon, or administrative district of Azerbaijan, situated to the south of Goycay, in the centre of the nation. ... Yardymli (Yardımlı) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Yevlakh (Yevlax) is a rayon of Azerbaijan, and it surrounds the cities of Yevlakh and Mingachevir. ... Zangilan is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Municipality: Zaqatala Altitude: 500m Population: 35,000 census Zaqatala is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Zardab (ZÉ™rdab) is a city and rayon in Azerbaijan. ...
Cities	Ali Bayramli · Baku · Ganja · Khankendi · Lankaran · Mingachevir · Naftalan · Nakhchivan City · Shaki · Sumqayit · Shusha · Yevlakh Sahar is an Iranian TV station available on satellite, and not seen in Iran. ... This article on a place of local interest appears to contain only a small amount of verifiable information. ... Coordinates: , Country Government  - Mayor Hajibala Abutalybov Area  - City 260 km²  (100. ... For other uses, see Ganja (disambiguation). ... Province: Stepanakert (City) Area: Altitude: 813 meter (2670 feet) Population: ~40,000 Population density: Latitude: 39° 48 55N Longitude: 46° 45 7E Mayor: Eduard Aghabekian Map of Azerbaijan showing town of Stepanakert within Nagorno-Karabakh. ... Lankaran, or Lenkoran, (Azeri: LÉ™nkÉ™ran) is a small city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran, with a population of 48,400 (2002), at least half of which are Talysh. ... Mingachevir (Mingaçevir) is the fourth-biggest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 100,000. ... Naftalan is a sahar (city) in Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan showing Nakhchivan City. ... Saki is a sahar (city) in Azerbaijan. ... Sumqayit is located about 30 kilometers (approximiately 20 miles) northwest of Azerbaijans capital Baku, near the Caspian Sea. ... Azeri subdivsion Shusha rayon Nagrono Karabakh Republic Subdivsion Shushi province Elevation 1,400 m above sea level m Population  - City ~3,000 Shusha (Azerbaijani: ÅžuÅŸa, Russian: Шуша translit. ... Yevlakh (Azeri: Yevlax) is a small town in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of capital Baku. ...
Names in italics indicate parts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

This article is about the autonomous region. ...

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan was elected as one the members of the newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) by the General Assembly on 9 May 2006. Term of office will begin on 19 June 2006. [1] Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations; the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; NATOs Partnership for Peace; Euro-Atlantic Partnership; World Health Organization; CFE Treaty member state; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Council of Europe; the Community of Democracies; the International Monetary Fund... The United Nations Human Rights Council is an international body within the United Nations System. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Military

Main article: Military of Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan Armed Forces consists of four military branches: the army, navy, air force, and air defense forces. The national armed forces of Azerbaijan were formed by presidential decree in October 1991. The Azerbaijan Armed Forces consist of four military branches: the army, air force, navy, air defense force and four sub-branches: the national guard, interior guard, border guard and the coast guard. ...

In July of 1992, Azerbaijan ratified the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), which establishes comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment and provides for the destruction of weaponry in excess of those limits.

References

• Baas, Reyer (March 3, 2003). "Een lange weg voor Azerbeidzjan". The Alfred Mozer Foundation.
• CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website
• Forrest, Brett (28 November 2005). "Over A Barrel in Baku". Fortune, pp. 54–60.

is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fortune magazine is Americas second longest-running business magazine after Forbes magazine. ...

External links

• Free Political Journal
• President of the Republic
• Constitutional Court
• Azerbaijan Constitution
• Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Washington